Simple Gifts: Rosemary Butter & Honey Butter

“I shouldn’t think even millionaires could eat anything nicer than new bread and real butter and honey for tea.”  ― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle One of the things I’ve been trying to teach my kids is that gifts don’t need to be store-bought.  It’s the spirit of the gift that …

When Your Best Intentions Lead To Heartburn

I’ve really been attempting to lighten up some of the past few weeks.  Some of my standards are impossibly high.  I’m an idealist.  I’m aware of it.  And sometimes I hold my standards more closely than I ought.  I’ve been fighting against pharisaical behavior—adding in “ought to’s” and assigning virtue …